Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

54 EXHIBITORS HERALD January 31, 1925 THE HIM MART Associated Exhibitors HAROLD LLOYD representatives definitely state that the release of the latest production of his work, “Now or Never,” will be dated January 25. . . . It Motion Picture Producers knew only one dependable NEGATIVE Raw Stock, until — NEGATIVE RAW STOCK proved its superior quality. They naturally prefer Stock registering more detail and definition, even under poor light conditions, in fact the only stock doing full justice to the cameraman’s GOERZ lens. GOERZ POSITIVE RAW STOCK GOERZ NEGATIVE RAW STOCK GOERZ PANCHROMATIC STOCK Sole Distributors: Fish-Schurman Corp. 45 West 45th St. New York City is also announced by Associated Exhibitors that the big George Beban feature, “The Greatest Love of All,” produced at the Tec Art studios, will be released February 1. The story from which the film was adapted was written by Beban. . . . Conway Tearle and Madge Kennedy will be starred in “Bad Company,” made by the St. Regis Pictures Corporation. XXX THE FIRST OF A SERIES of pictures starring Wesley Barry is promised for release this week. Following “Battling Bunyan” this former juvenile satellite will appear in a second of the series called “The Fighting Cub.” . . . Tense drama is said to be enfolded in the story of “Back to Life” which presents Patsy Ruth Miller in the feature role. It will be released February 22. XXX SIX UNITS will start producing for Associated this month. “Manhattan Madness,” “Fifty-Fifty,” and “Breakers Ahead” are on the schedule for three of these. “Going Up” and “The Yankee Consul” are said to be meeting with gratifying success in Canada as they were in the United States. F. B. O. TO ANITA STEWART fell the recent good fortune of a handsome contract, one of the first pictures to be produced being “The Boomerang,” which has already been put in progress. . . . Negotiations have begun which indicate that Owen Moore will once again fill roles on the legitimate stage in drama written by Fred Jackson, well known playwright. . . . Flaming Waters,” soon to be produced by Film Booking Offices, will be under the general supervision of B. P. Fineman, studio head. XXX THE NEW TWO REEL series, “The Pace Makers,” starring Alberta Vaughn and George O’Hara, has been started at the F. B. O. lot. H. C. Witwer is busy with the scenarios. . . . C. Gardner Sullivan, formerly known as a screen author, has established new pro COMING ducing headquarters at the F. B. O. studios since his success, “Cheap Kisses.” His next work will be “Mock Marriages.” XXX BACK FROM A TRIP which kept them three weeks in the desert, the Lefty Flynn company is at work in the studios on the final interior scenes of “Breed of the Border.” . . . The release schedule has been changed, with “Midnight Molly,” Evelyn Brent’s third Gothic production, now heading the list of New Year releases. Fox WITH A PURPOSE of showing that the newsreel often beats the newspapers in covering the current happenings the Fox News cites an instance where the camera caught a number of beautiful stage stars in Germany in the act of selling kisses to raise money for the poor. . . . “Timber Wolf” will be the title of Buck Jones’ next starring piece for Fox. Production starts at the completion of “Wild Ridin’, ” which is being done now. XXX NOT YET has there been found an actor to serve in the role made famous by Frank Bacon in “Lightnin’ ” which is to be produced as soon as the part is filled, the script having been completed by Frances Marion. . . . Another success upon the legitimate stage, “The First Year,” which starred Frank Craven, will be filmed soon. . . . “The Hunted Woman,” taken from a James Oliver Curwood story, is the sole release of Fox this week. XXX TOM MIX has started production on “The Rainbow Trail,” Zane Grey’s sequel to “Riders of the Purple Sage.” Having begun its sixth month at the Lyric theatre in New York, “The Iron Horse,” it is said, will continue well into the summer Under the title of “Tainted Souls,” Fox will release the picture taken from “Sisters of Jezebel,” film rights of which have just been purchased. Century Comedies IN HER STARRING vehicle, “Getting Trimmed,” Wanda Wiley had her Broadway premier Sunday at the Rialto theatre. It is one of the first of the comedienne’s series of two-reelers under the new star series plan of Century Comedies. It is said that her work is of such calibre that Universal has taken steps to provide for her in its productions within a year. She is one of the rapidly rising geniuses, as she has had exceptional success since coming into the film work a very short time ago. Educational UNLOCKED FOR FASHION changes in women’s apparel will cause a certain amount of expediency in the release of the color films presenting the Paris Creations by the Educational Film Ex